Customer Reviews
Beautiful interpretations - By: Pieter, 14 Mar 2006 
I'm Your Fan unlocks the broad sweep of Cohen's composing talentin a dazzling variety of voices & styles. First the gripes: Nick Cave's pointless Tower Of Song is a waste & the House Of Love's tepid Who By Fire provides no new perspectives. Also, REM's messy First We Take Manhattan is stupid. But gems abound: Ian McCulloch soars through Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye, adding his own melancholy twist to the song's sublime sadness; The Pixies storm through I Can't Forget at 200 km/h while That Petrol Emotion poignantly render Stories Of The Street. Pity they changed the lyrics though, as did James on their meandering but moving version of So Long Marianne. The emotional timbre of Stephen Duffy's voice gently cress Bird On A Wire, followed by Geoffrey Oryema's ethereal Suzanne that fades out on a click-filled chorus. Quite brutal is David McComb's exploration of the sleazy Don't Go Home With Your Hard-on which shakes, rattles & rolls along with the best of the psychotic beats, while Dead Famous People make a surprising success of a singalong, bubblegum rendition of True Love Leaves No Traces. But the star of the show is John Cale as he paints a truly great soundscape with only voice & pianoin Hallelujah, a classic which would have remained buriedin Cohen's own rather flat version. A rare treat to hear one musical master celebrating another. Cohen as composer will deservedly gain many new fans through I'm Your Fan.
Buy this for one track alone - By: bubble perkins, 16 Sep 2005 I love Leonard Cohen. I know lots of people do not enjoy his voice & this is an ideal album for them. You have some of his loveliest songs sung by other voices. Not always good voices or ideal interpretations but, nevertheless, you get a choice of tuneless voices.
Except for one outstanding track. The final one. Hallelujah sung by John Cale. Simply sublime & the only one, well I think so anyway, that is better than the original.
New perspectives on Cohen - By: Pieter, 09 Jan 2005 This fascinating tribute album unlocks the impressive storehouse of Cohen's composing talentin a dazzling variety of voices & styles. First the gripes: Nick Cave's pointless Tower Of Song is a waste & the House Of Love's tepid Who By Fire provides no new perspectives. Also, REM's messy First We Take Manhattan is a stupid waste.
But gems abound: Ian McCulloch soars through Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye, adding his own melancholy twist to the song's sublime sadness; The Pixies storm through I Can't Forget at 200 km/h while That Petrol Emotion poignantly render Stories Of The Street. Pity they changed the lyrics though, as did James on their meandering but moving version of So Long Marianne.
Stephen Duffy's voice with its The emotional timbre gently caress Bird On A Wire, followed by Geoffrey Oryema's ethereal Suzanne that fades out on a click-filled chorus. Quite brutal is David McComb's exploration of the sleazy Don't Go Home With Your Hard-on which shakes, rattles & rolls along with the best of the psychotic beats, while Dead Famous People make a surprising success of a singalong, bubblegum rendition of True Love Leaves No Traces.
But the star of the show is John Cale as he paints a truly great soundscape with only voice & pianoin Hallelujah, a classic which would have remained buriedin Cohen's own rather flat version. It is rare treat to hear one musical master celebrating another like this. Cohen as composer will deservedly gain many new fans through I'm Your Fan.
wholesome music that has a real purpose - By: , 10 Feb 2001 
this complilation has just about the lot, with the likes of the amazing but unfortunately now defunct pixies & classic rem. hours of enjoyment from just one cd? never! but oh yes you can! there is also a few gems from james & lloyd cole which are just too good too miss. all round a great album apart from a dodgy one from the house of love which eventually becomes likable after a few times! a must have album which your other cd's are longing to snuggle up close toin your informed collection (i hope).
VERSATILE TRIBUTE TO A MASTER SONGSMITH - By: Pieter, 14 Jul 2000 I'm Your Fan unlocks the broad sweep of Cohen's composing talentin a dazzling variety of voices & styles. First the gripes: Nick Cave's pointless Tower Of Song is a waste & the House Of Love's tepid Who By Fire provides no new perspectives. Also, REM's messy First We Take Manhattan is stupid. But gems abound: Ian McCulloch soars through Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye, adding his own melancholy twist to the song's sublime sadness; The Pixies storm through I Can't Forget at 200 km/h while That Petrol Emotion poignantly render Stories Of The Street. Pity they changed the lyrics though, as did James on their meandering but moving version of So Long Marianne. The emotional timbre of Stephen Duffy's voice gently cress Bird On A Wire, followed by Geoffrey Oryema's ethereal Suzanne that fades out on a click-filled chorus. Quite brutal is David McComb's exploration of the sleazy Don't Go Home With Your Hard-on which shakes, rattles & rolls along with the best of the psychotic beats, while Dead Famous People make a surprising success of a singalong, bubblegum rendition of True Love Leaves No Traces. But the star of the show is John Cale as he paints a truly great soundscape with only voice & pianoin Hallelujah, a classic which would have remained buriedin Cohen's own rather flat version. A rare treat to hear one musical master celebrating another. Cohen as composer will deservedly gain many new fans through I'm Your Fan.
